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US-11694379

Animation modification for optical see-through displays

PublishedJuly 4, 2023
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Technical Abstract

In one implementation, a method of displaying an animation is performed at a device including an optical see-through display, one or more processors, and a non-transitory memory. The method includes receiving a request to display a first animation of an object exhibiting a response characteristic. The method includes determining a metric characterizing an amount of processing power for the device to display the first animation on the optical see-through display. The method includes, in response to a determination that the metric exceeds a threshold associated with the device, selecting a second animation of the object exhibiting the response characteristic. The method includes displaying the second animation.

Patent Claims
21 claims

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2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the metric includes determining an amount of processing power for the device to modify the first animation for display in the optical see-through display mode.

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3. The method of claim 2, wherein determining the amount of processing power for the device to modify the first animation includes determining at least one of an amount of processing power for shadow rendering, an amount of processing power for coherent occlusion, or an amount of processing power for edge fading.

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4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the metric is based on content displayed by the device.

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5. The method of claim 1, wherein the threshold associated with the device is based on an amount of available processing power of the device.

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6. The method of claim 5, wherein the amount of available processing power is based on content displayed by the device.

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7. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the second animation includes modifying the first animation.

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8. The method of claim 7, wherein modifying the first animation includes at least one of reducing a resolution of the first animation, reducing a frame rate of the first animation, or reducing a color quantization of the first animation.

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9. The method of claim 7, wherein modifying the first animation includes at least one of removing shadows from the first animation or removing overlap regions from the first animation.

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10. The method of claim 7, wherein modifying the first animation includes linearizing motion of the first animation.

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11. The method of claim 1, wherein the request to display the first animation includes an auxiliary request to display the second animation.

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13. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the second animation includes selecting a video pass-through animation including the first animation and wherein displaying the second animation includes displaying the second animation in a video pass-through display mode.

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15. The device of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are to determine the metric by determining an amount of processing power for the device to modify the first animation for display in the optical see-through display mode.

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16. The device of claim 14, wherein the threshold associated with the device is based on an amount of available processing power of the device.

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17. The device of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are to select the second animation by modifying the first animation.

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18. The device of claim 17, wherein the one or more processors are to modify the first animation by reducing at least one of a resolution of the first animation, a frame rate of the first animation, or a color quantization of the first animation.

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19. The device of claim 17, wherein the one or more processors are to modify the first animation by linearizing motion of the first animation.

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21. The non-transitory memory of claim 20, wherein the one or more programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to determine the metric by determining an amount of processing power for the device to modify the first animation for display in the optical see-through display mode.

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22. The non-transitory memory of claim 20, wherein the threshold associated with the device is based on an amount of available processing power of the device.

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23. The non-transitory memory of claim 20, wherein the one or more programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to select the second animation by modifying the first animation.

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24. The non-transitory memory of claim 23, wherein the one or more programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to modify the first animation by reducing at least one of a resolution of the first animation, a frame rate of the first animation, or a color quantization of the first animation.

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25. The non-transitory memory of claim 23, wherein the one or more programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to modify the first animation by linearizing motion of the first animation.

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Filing Date

January 28, 2021

Publication Date

July 4, 2023

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